Igwesu Surname
10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Igwesu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Igbesu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Egwesu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Iguessou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Egbesu | 67 | 1,730 | / |
| Egwecu | 67 | 45 | / |
| Ekwesu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Ugwezu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Igwazu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ugwoezu | 62 | 39 | / |
| Ugwuezu | 62 | 16 | / |
| Ugwuisu | 62 | 10 | / |
| Igbeazu | 62 | 4 | / |
| Egwechu | 62 | 3 | / |
| Egwueju | 62 | 1 | / |
| Iguechu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Egwuisu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Egbesuu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Iguechou | 57 | 1,037 | / |
| Egbeashu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Egbessou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Igueichou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Ekwasu | 50 | 79 | / |
| Ekwezu | 50 | 43 | / |
| Egwicu | 50 | 12 | / |
| Ekweju | 50 | 4 | / |
| Ekuesu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ekwecu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ugwazu | 50 | 1 | / |
| Ikueju | 50 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Igwesu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis